BOARD OF EDUCATION

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1896, Page 6

BOARD OF EDUCATION

The ordinary laoeting of the Board of Education was held to-day, there boing present Alseprs J. Muir (Chairman), Luke. Latnbe, Kisiria, Woodward, Wrifirbt, Udy, Batas ivnd Coopsr.

Chairman's Report.—This report was adoj:!.sU. Aiviony other things it abated : —Opaa: The Committee have boon refurrcd to provisioua of Elactoral Act re(jrardinc; upg of school building aa polling place ati penora! eioction. Mr Cornelius Totie has boon engaged ati second foreman Cil p;".l Cr.

Rimk;nation of Teachers.—The following re-ii-.nationd wero received and acccplod ■.—?>Jr F. W. Kysii, iieud teacher, Puhoi School; Mi« 3M. H. A"hman, assistant, Kauaeranoa Girls ; JVlsrh M, Sturteviint, p.s«ist-.a;it, Whfikatano School ; Mi-3 A. E. .]. Hall, assistant, Waiokarnka Hc'iooi ; Mi.=i A, Davios, assiatant, Nmvm;\! ke'; School. Teaciikks Selection Committee. —The Conrnii'.fcea recomrmi>4fld that the followi itifj appointmonts should ba authorised by >t ha Do.yd : —Mr J. T. Moiklojohw to bo ; ii-:a;J v.p:-.;-her oi fvaeo School; Mr W. Leo to b:> tvacher oi Margapai Noa. 1 and 2 j School*; Mrß Ho"fe:nsr '-o ba teacher of iOown S"imo! ; Mr J. Warn to bo coactier \i'i Muyfiuiu School : MitH E. 0. Quinu to be | hand tsachor of Wabvera School Pnhoi j School : Thn Cnramifeteo recommondod thab !lifl f'iliowin^r :spp!*caiionH be cub- ! milto.i to the Sfthool CiT/imittoo : — i'lea^rs jJ. I). McNauKhtion, 11. !i!»ckman, Oeo. ■ Vv'i.son, J. Jl. (.:i11i0.7 fin. 1 R. H. i'atoraon. | Tho Committee rocommonded thuts the follriw'nw names bo cntHJiitsted to bl)B j hlaunpaiupnro Cotnir.iWec for the selection jnf n tottch'jr:—Wofi.-i'rt U. LippiftU, J. H. (iiliie?, 15. JJedfoi-ci, .1. Wurrfey, R. T. IV. 1 boi! nn'! F. E. Lowe. The Oommifctoa rorommoiided that committees bQconaultod in r«?fj,'ird to tho following appoinhmonts :~ Victoria Vs'loy, Mt S. H!irri»; Watwera HprinjiH, Mi??s.^ I. (lark, K. Ko'ly, and A. s' Huhm'ii ; Wliukafctiiip (aH-istaiit), Missoa A M. Beale, c;. E. flobb? rmd J. F. F. Davio. Tho C'cmmii-):oa recommenced thnt tho vacancy caused by tA\e rocitjnatioti of I Miss A, ihxvha from thoat.idof Newmarket j echool ba (illod by the employment of a pupil teaohor.—Tho rejiorc of tho ComHjir.tPP t/iis adop'.cri by tho Board. DuiviNc CitKi-ic. —In ar.Pv/Dr to n requost for li-vro accotnmod-svjon at tho school, tho Board, rosolvud to put tin addition to tho liuiidinf;. CojuniANDCL. — l!i wa* resolved tlif.r. ftcrj'Ußiiiiv'lfi'ioii b'i provided for 100 tnoro I children or Corotnundoi diftr'w.t r-choo!. [ VVaiokaii.aka and Waiiii Schools,—Mr Lnmbe, who whs depnkd by the Board to \v\«'i'j ihtiM scliouki, repirtod on his visit. i!o recommended thnt rbo Wnihi School bo onlarirod to accomiwodatn 150 children from Uiilil.ovfs and Upper Waihi, r.nd thab tho trschor's S:ou.-o be onl-irffed. Ho was of opir.ic.n f iiub iho school would bavo sfclll to bo further enlargod in a couple of yanra' time. Ho o,lho recommetided thnt a new crossing bo put down ab Waiokaraka Schoo1. —Mr Lauiba'e roporb was adopted by the i''..~.;ird. Taouanca. —Tho qucHon of a central pile for a school «t Taarangn, and a proposal for enlargement) ot Harinpton?trcot School was considered, Tho Chief Inppoetor had recommfi;);i'od tho closing of No. 1 pehonl ,'md cnlarfismenfc of No. 2 school building.— I.b was repolved that Wr Muir should vieib Tauranga and report) to tho Baurd. Mr Lambo declining to act.

SciiolarsuiJ'.s. —lyiasfific-ttion of enbrias for jiinini- riUtriefc pcliolarshtpa wa3 road. Tho cntxieg aro : ]\Talca 85, females 67, tot-al 152.

I'.m'Akura V'Af.r.KY. —With reforpneo to a rcq»cfeu u>r a buiidiwg for Ne. 2 school, at r.ifK-kura V,-;l!r.y, it was resolved th^t udjoining Committees phould be consulted, and n?kcd to report) on tho udvibf.bilifcy of ercctinff a central e-c'noo!. I'KNMiKJiH. — Its w i\i reported thab no (•endnr had boon rccoivod for the school building n'< 'i'o Uiu«)-inoa (Pirnnßia).— Alr-x. MoLonfl wits ihe only tenderer for aciditioKß to Kunotunu School, t.ho amounb boin?r JC37S. — Tiio tender vvus accoptod.

Ar.ATAi-if. —r i!jo qnestion of iaiprovemeni-? to Liio schof'l ground was referred io the. In:-ti!'o'(;T to rcpov*.

KinrKißt —Mr.!■',. P. Tizard at'onded the Bonrd on bohnii of lionetsl.'oldors, and : urpod thnii a ppfiarftto s=chooi diatrict bo OHtabli'-hoi! at Kirilciri. — The Chairman mhl chiiV. sicj-.K wl'u) beinj: b«ko« in the matter, snd thoy wero nv/aiting a reply from ilio P.tr«iV/O) L'owniifctoo. f,iiscKi-i.AN.'KO('-;. — Tho following vrero rlefilfc »vit.h : — ilrquest for c school at [Jukoroiiui Ccntvai: Ro-rrf will snpp'y t-f.achur ii" widctit..-? pmvide buildi»tr- — l>ime Vailf-v: Kouues'b for i's to olo^ti t'i ;:;htV hot!#'.> f-iio «'f scrub and (.i-iroo, was roiusod. Mr Bates said he was »frnH tl)!t( Huta>} of tho country Coromittees wore j growing csi clasp. — Irnprovoreents to uvu;!:or'i- hon?o at Otonjrn : Doolinod.— Pakuran'iTa : 'f'o Finn of £S was voted for i »york nil PjUuranga School. — Mount! Albert, reqnent for painting: Resolved, iliuf. tho work bo dono in its turn. — | ReqnaaS ff-r Whurcroti School to bo re-1 oocnt«l : Dociined. — Applicution for n school at Peria : )>oc!ii)oii.— lie proposed school nli Oritiiiti: Kaurd abroad to adhere previous nrranireniont*. —Bequasfc for n school nb Kauaara»;trs Valiov : To ba cotisidorcrl sifter report redfcived from Farawai Corn ms tteo. Epsom.—Tho Epsom Couiinittea asked for additional laud for school ground, —b wsa resolved to odor tho Commifcico £150 to obtain ft superior site. GnAFrox.—A|-.p!icat.!Gn for extra accomaiodation for 80 children was granted.